Monroe-Woodbury reviews proposed 2025–26 curriculum and instruction budget; textbook, CTE and special-ed costs highlighted

The Monroe-Woodbury Central School District Board of Education heard a preliminary presentation of the district's proposed 2025—26 curriculum and instruction budget at its regular meeting on Wednesday, March 5, 2025.

District curriculum staff said the draft budget is intended to preserve existing programs while accommodating specific line-item shifts and program needs. "This budget presentation is as of 03/05/2025," the presenter said, noting there remained about a month of development before the superintendent presents a final plan to the board.

The presentation emphasized several district-wide changes that will affect individual building budgets. District staff said the Into Reading (ELA) materials will be updated in elementary grades and that Envision Math textbook costs previously budgeted centrally will now be charged to each elementary building. The field-trip multiplier will increase from $14 per student to $18 per student, a change administrators said was applied across all principal lines that include field-trip funding.

Administrators discussed how universal prekindergarten (UPK) is budgeted separately. "Our universal pre k program exists separately from this budget because a good portion of that program is paid for out of state aid funds," the presenter said; he noted an interfund…